[3] He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1964 (studying under such photographers as Minor White, professor Leslie Stroebel, Richard D. Zakia, Ralph Hattersley, and Robert Bagby).

Ranging in subjects from all-time favorite celebrities to frequently used everyday expressions, Spindel's rebuses are an outpouring of his sense of humor.

Notable fans and collectors of Spindel's work include: Charlton Heston, Hillary Clinton, Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth), Marty Allen, Stiller and Meara, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Chuck Connors, Donald Trump, Jerry Lewis, Lou Jacobi, Billy Crystal and Kate Hepburn.

In 1992, Abbeville Press released The Bronx Bombers and The Boston Red Sox, the first two titles in the award-winning, eight-volume Major League Memories series.

He has raised funds for the Leukemia Society of America, the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, A.L.S., Baseball Assistance Team (BAT), lupus, The Heart Fund, Yogi Berra’s and Phil Rizzuto’s favorite charities (Handicapped Boy Scouts of Southern NJ and St. Joseph’s School for the Blind), and numerous family shelters.